East Asia

29 Sep 2025
SYDNEY -- Dr Bryce Wakefield, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), appeared before the Senate
22 Mar 2025
WELLINGTON - The Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, a program focused on emerging experts on disaster resilience selected from Indo-Pacific countries, wrapped
06 Nov 2025
For 70 years the North Korean Kim family have ruled with brutal oppression, but gained largesse from major powers and
06 Nov 2025
While Taiwan features frequently in Australian strategic and policy discussion and media discourse, overall understanding in Australia’s national life of
27 Aug 2025
Indonesia’s accession to BRICS in February 2025 marks one of the most significant shifts in its foreign policy trajectory since
02 Jul 2025
Indonesia’s newly amended Military Law has signalled the intention of the country’s leader to expand control over the civil services.
01 Jul 2025
South Korea’s recent political crisis, culminating in the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol and an early presidential election, has exposed
24 Jun 2025
With Iran under siege and no real support from its major partners, China’s passive posture is drawing criticism from across
13 Jun 2025
North Korea is not going to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon. Pyongyang’s other strategic deterrent—a massive arsenal
05 Jun 2025
As tensions deepen on the Korean Peninsula, Australia’s claim to middle power diplomacy faces a strategic test. How Canberra can
17 May 2024
Some 80,000 people were abducted by North Korea during the Korean War. Many have never been seen again, and their
17 May 2024
Niki Alsford’s recent book, “Taiwan Lives,” explores how the Taiwanese people have transformed their home, a product of settler colonialism,